Eddystone Lighthouse
c. 1770/1782
John Clerk, of Eldin
Artist, Scottish, 1728 - 1812
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
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Dimensions
plate: 6 × 9.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
sheet: 6.7 × 10.4 cm (2 5/8 × 4 1/8 in.) (irregular) -
Accession Number
2017.53.23
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Catalogue Raisonné
Bertram 2012, no. B89, State ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1925
Lumsden, E.S. "The etchings of John Clerk of Eldin." Print Collector's Quarterly 12 (1925): 66, ii/ii
2012
Bertram, Geoffrey. The Etchings of John Clerk of Eldin. Taunton, 2012: no. 89, ii/ii
Inscriptions
upper left in plate: Eddy Stone: upper right in plate? JC (in monogram) No 72
Wikidata ID
Q77259225